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Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathussumatranus)

Taxonomy

French:Perruche de MüllerGerman:EverettpapageiSpanish:Loro de Müller

Other common names:
Azure-rumped Parrot

Taxonomy:

Psittacus Sumatranus

Raffles

, 1822,

Butung

.

Proposed race mulleri is synonym of nominate, and indeed species formerly listed as T. mulleri; birds of Banggai have been awarded race incognitus, based on supposedly different iris colour, but data are from unreliable specimen labels. Form described as T. heterurus (Rufous-tailed/Salvadori’s Parrot) based on an aberrant specimen of present species#R. Race sangirensis sometimes included within nominate. Six subspecies recognized.

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

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Recent reappraisal of higher taxonomy of parrots#R proposed arrangement into three superfamilies, here treated as families (Strigopidae, Cacatuidae, Psittacidae); same study split Psittacidae, as here defined, into three families, with additional recognition of Psittrichasidae (Psittrichas to Coracopsis, below) and Psittaculidae (Psephotus to Micropsitta, below); in present work, separation of these families considered to require further study and perhaps additional support. In the past, present family was often split into two, with recognition of family Loriidae; at the other extreme, it was sometimes considered to include all Psittaciformes.

Subfamily: Psittaculinae

Tribe: Psittaculini

Genus:Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832

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Recent study suggested that this genus might be embedded within Psittacula#R.